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"Fencing" the Table

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Michael Foster
Jul 29, 2024
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At East River, we practice a form of “open communion” but “fence the table.” In Reformed traditions, "fencing the table" refers to the practice of setting boundaries around who may participate in the Lord's Supper. We set these boundaries by reading the same words of exhortation every week. I can’t remember exactly where I first got these words from. I …

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